as in mothers
a female human parent
I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant
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Noun
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Meanwhile, the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) — which helps 7 million mothers and young children — was initially slated to lose funding after only a couple weeks.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Wealthier Japan and South Korea have struggled to lift their fertility rates, as younger generations cite shifting social attitudes, long work hours, and workplace barriers for mothers as deterrents to starting families.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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While Maude threw on a trench coat for the day, Mann layered her look with an oversized leather jacket, which is almost a rite of passage at this point for cool celebrity moms.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Many of the fellow moms watching appear to be going through the same thing.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Mas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mas. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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